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[–] VandalayIndustries 0 points 38 points (+38|-0) ago 

They intended the population to be armed with military guns to defend against a tyrannical government.

What that means is, we should be able to own machine guns and mortars and tanks and....

Your move.

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[–] VelvetLurker69 1 point 12 points (+13|-1) ago 

I like the cut of your jib, good sir!

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[–] Alpha_Voat_Protecter 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

It's the cut of our founders' jib. Just look at the letter they wrote to a captain of an American ship about how the 2nd Amendment completely applies to the cannon on the captain's ship.

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[–] NonyaBidness 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

...and the state to be disarmed. No standing armies.

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[–] Uncle_Tractor 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Problem: A tyrannical govt won't come rolling on on tanks; it'll be elected by way of corrupt politicians. By the time you realize it's a tyranny, it'll be too late. Guns won't help.

(may be useful for dealing with thugs though)

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[–] fusir 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago  (edited ago)

And the way a tyranny typically interacts with citizens is with police via indictments for crimes that are unjust. If you mean to fight back that means resisting arrest and shooting. They won't send the national guard. That would make you a hero. They'll send cops and make you look like a dick for breaking a law they've brainwashed most of the population to agree with. Hell, 3/4 of voat will be against you.

The drug war is not supported by 6/7 Americans, yet voat called a guy a dick when police enforced a law. You better believe if they imposed speech laws, the tyranny voat most fears, or communism, that anyone who fought back would be denigrated by voat.

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[–] middle_path 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

How would it be too late? You can't police the streets with tanks and helicopters.

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[–] IheartSwimming ago 

I've always thought America wasn't meant to be this civilized and giant economically of a country, more of a frontier. Like Alaska.